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Dave Grohl replaces James Hetfield for cancer awareness gig

The lineup for the fourth edition of 'Acoustic-4-A-Cure' has been announced. Dave Grohl will replace James Hetfield as Metallica’s vocalist…

Dave Grohl replaces James Hetfield for cancer awareness gig

James Hetfield and Dave Grohl (PHOTO: Facebook)

The lineup for the fourth edition of 'Acoustic-4-A-Cure' has been announced. Dave Grohl will replace James Hetfield as Metallica’s vocalist is busy at World Wired Tour, after successfully releasing band’s tenth studio album Hardwire… to Self Destruct.

Although this year acoustic concert’s list is quite massive as it includes legendary names, such as The Eagles’ guitarist Don Felder, British musician Mick Fleetwood, Foo Fighters vocalist Dave Grohl, the Red Rocker- Sammy Hagar, brilliant guitarist Vic Johnson, Sarah McLachlan, Bob Weir and Steve Vai.

This will be the first time James will not be participating in cancer awareness gig. While in the earlier editions, he could be seen as covering Beatles, Bob Seager and Adele passionately.

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Hosted by James Hetfield and iconic rocker Sammy Hagar, the pediatric cancer awareness acoustic gig will take place on May 15 at The Fillmore in San Francisco.

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